Agricultural implement.



' 19M eons W, HOOVER & E. 0. GATES.

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT. 7 APPLICATION FILED OUT. 8, 1908. v 9%5,%6G,Eateaizai 3 191% 3 B EEET 1.

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W. HOOVER 8; E. G. GATES.

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 8, 190B.

Patented Jan. 4-, 1910.

avwentozm wihwaoao awczmu o UNITED sra'ras WILLIAM HOOVER AND EDWARD C.GATES, OF MACCLENNY, FLORIDA.

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT,

Specification of Letters ratent.

Patented Jan. 4., 1910.

Application filed October 8, 1998. Serial No. 456,845.

-Others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention comprises the construction of an agricultural implementprovided with improved driving means and with a double set oflowsarranged to be vertically adjusted rom the rear of the machine.

*One of the objects of the invention is the provision of an agriculturalimplement havin a forward and a rear set of plows with 'in ependentadjustment means arranged to i be operated from the rear of the machine.

7 Another object of the invention is the pro vision of an agriculturalimplement having a forward and a rear set of plows or culti= vat'ingtools, with chain means operative fromthe rear of the machine forindependently and vertically adjusting each set of plows orcultivatingtools.

Another object of .the invention is the proiduction of "an agriculturalimplement with a frame of angle iron and motive power means arranged onthe frame and connected with the traction wheels.

With the above and other objects in view this invention comprisescertain constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts describedin the specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich,

Fi ure 1 is a central longitudinal sectiona view, Fi 2 is a top planView, Fig. 3 is a front en view, Fig. 4 is a rear end view.

Corresponding and similar-parts are referred to'in the followingspecification and in all the views of the drawings by similar referencecharacters.

In the accompanying drawings we have illustrated-the preferredembodiment of our invention, and it is understood that the drawings arerepared for illustrative purposles only, and are therefore not preparedto sea e.

Numeral 1, designates the frame, which is preferably formed of angleiron, and comprises a base portion, 2, which is rectangular in form, aplurality of vertical bars, 3, and a top portion, 4, which is alsorectangular in form. The base portion, 2, of the frame, 1, .is providedwith centrally disposed bearing blocks, 5, and an axle which carries atraction wheel, 7, and a sprocket wheel, 8.

The forward end of the frame, 1, is provided with vertically arrangedguideways, 9, which are ada ted to receive the opposite ends of a movale cross bar, 10, which is provided with adjustable plow b eam supports,11, said supports be ng formed with transverse openings, 12. A secondcross bar, 13, is rigidly secured, on the frame, 1, and rearwarc ly ofthe cross bar, 10, and carries a plurality of inverted U-shaped plowbeam supports, 14, havin openings, 15, formed therein. A plura ity ofangular plow beams or standards, l6, having their upper ends disposed ina horizontal plane are pivotally secured to the supports 11 and 14,which are spaced apart. One end of each port, 14, and the middle portionof said earn is secured in the forward support. The lower ends of theplow beams, 16, are formed with openings. 17, for accommodat ing plowfastening bolts.

The rear end of the frame, 1, is provided with vertical guideways, 18,which are mounted on said frame, and said guideways are adapted toaccommodate opposite ends of a slidable cross bar, 19, which is providedwith adjustable plow beam supports, 20,- formed with openings, 21. Therear cross bar, 22, of the frame. 1, is provided with two invertedU-shaped adjustable plow beam supports, 23, which are formed withopenings, 24. The rear supports pivotally sustain plow beams orstandards, 26, which have their up or ends disposed in a horizonl talplane, and are adapted to carry on their of the plow beams, 16, issecured in the sup- Y-shaped operating has connected nects by meanswheel shaft 6.

lower ends, which are formed with suitable bolt openings, 26, a set ofplows.

The forward slidable cross bar, 10, is engaged on opposite sides bychains, 27 and 28, which engage pulleys, 29, and pass through guides,30, arranged on the frame, 1, and said chains are connected at 31, to arearwardly extending chain, 32. The chain, 32, passes through a guide,83, and connects with a lever, 3st, which is pivotally supported on theframe, I, and is adapted to engage with a rack or lock, When the rearend of the lever 3d, is depressed the chains, 27 and :28, will elevatethe slidable cross bar, 10, and the plows carried. thereon. The rearslidable cross bar, 19, is connected to upwardly extending chains, 36and 37, and a lever, 38, is connected to these chains, and is pivotallysupported on the frame, 1. llhendepressed the lever, 38, will elevatethe rear plow beams, 25, and is held in its depressed position by a rackor latch, 39, which is pivoted to the base portion, 2. v I

A. pair of detachably secured plow beams or standards, 40, which areadapted to carry seed covering plows, are arranged on op posite sides ofthe base portion, 2, and project rearwardly. A drill or furrow openingwedge-disk, ll, is rotatably supported on a standard, 42, nearwardly ofthe traction wheel, T. A clearer is preferably carried by a standard,43, forwardly of the tractionwheel, 7, and a sod crusher, i4, ispreferably carried by a standard, le, rearwardly of the rear plows.

A hopper, 45, is supported on the frame, 1, rearwardly of the tractionwheel, 7, and,

thereto a drill feeding chute, 46. Communication between the chute, '16,and the hopper, 45, is controlled by a seed shut-off or slide, 47, whichis carried by a lever, 48,pivotally supported on the hopper, 45, andarranged toengage a segment, 49, which is secured to the upper partofthe hopper. A shaft, '50, extends across the hopper, 45, and carries ashaker or agitator, 51, and said shaft. is connected to a rocking link,52, by means of a crank arm, 53, formed thereon, with the axle ortraction be ofany approved type such as an internal combustion engine,comprising an explosive chamber, a fireplug,'a pistonand a fly wheel,is-mounted on the topportion of frame, 4, and conof a chain-andsprocket, 54;,

A motor, which may 1 i f arranged on its crank shaft, 55, with a largersprocket wheel, 56,";C ttll'led by a shaft, 57,

journaled on the top portion of frame, 4,. which shaft is provided witha transmission gear, 58, and an intermediate sprocket, 59,

which sprocket connects by a chain, 60, the

traction wheel shaft,6. The motor is pro vided with the usualaccessories and isadapted .to propel the machine over the ground in sucha manner that the operator will have nothing to do but to steer themachine and operate the motor. may be provided withany number of wheels,which may be connected with the driving motor. I

The forward plows are adapted to prepare the ground for thereception ofseeds from the hopper, which are deposited with the assistance of asuitable drill, and the clearer is adapted to remove obstructions fromthe path of the traction wheel. The rear lows are arranged to finishthework of en tivation, which is assisted by the seed coverin plows, andthe sod crusher roller is adapte The frame to smooth out any roughnessin the ground. What we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:p v

1. In an agricultural implement, a frame comprising an angular bottomportion and w an angular top portion, angular vertical members connectedto the bottom and to portions, guideways formed on the vertica members,supports having spaced apertures therein, slidable on the guideways,angular plow beams adapted to be pivoted in either of the apertures ofthesupports, a chain .connected with the forward support, extendingrearwardly thereof, a clearer projecting forwardly the rear of theframe, supports having spaced'apertures movable on the guideways, anangular plow beam adapted to be pivoted in either of the apertures ofsaid supports, seed-feeding mechanism positioned above the last plowhaving a plow at its lower end extending rearwardly of the lower. plowbeam.

2. In an agricultural implement, a frame; 1

a traction wheel journaled to the frame, for-; ward plow beams carriedby the frame, means for adjusting the plowv beams, means extendingrearwardly for elevating the plow beams, seed feeding means arranged onthe frame, a clearer supported on the frame extending forwardly of thetraction wheel, seed covering plows arranged rearwardly of the seedfeeding mechanism, rear plow beams, means for adjustably su porting'therear-plow beams, chains for e evating the rear plow beams, on the frame.

3. "In an agricultural implement, a frame, angularly disposed plow beamsextending forwardly of said frame, guideposts'mounted on each side ofthe front endof said frame, a. movable cross bar carried by said .frame,andeach end thereof bieing' guided by said guideposts, vertic a lproy'ections rigidly connected with said movafo e cross bar, stationarybeam supports connected with the secured to the frame, guidewayson beamand a plow beam,

and a sod roller supported end' of the angular inner ends of saidbeamsand capable ofadnames to thisspecification in the presence ofjusting said beams, said vertical projections two subscribing witnesses.being pivotally connected with said beams yVILLIAM HOOVER intermediatetheir ends, means for raising EDWARD (1 GATES 5 and lowering i momblecross b Said Witnesses as to the signature of William plow beams havingplows on their lower ends adapted to prepare the soil for the ref Rception of seed, seed feeding'mechanism arranged in the rear of saidplows and a sec- ODGES' 10, 0nd set of plows arranged in the rear ofsaid l/Vltnesses as t slgnature of Edward seed feedi g mechanism forcovering the Gates? seed. J. PEAcooK,

In testimony whereof we have signed our R. J. CAVENS.

